On Tuesday August 25th in the late afternoon I counted over 2000 common night hawks (most likely?part of the large flocks they seen at Hawks Ridge the day before)?at my house in Nowthen (by Elk River) and that was all in about 1 hour, I then went to my Parent's house in Andover and the whole way there, there were common night hawks everywhere.? I thing I?observed was how close to the ground or tree tops they were.? They were migrating however I think it was dinner time as they were probably catching insects as they slowly?flew in a southerly direction.? I remember last year watching them come threw at a higher level, in a tighter flock, and on a more determined mission.?
The Common Ravens that have been a the sod fields on Hansen Blvd. in Andover were there again on Monday August 24th.? They did have?young this year but my camera has no zoom and the were always far away.? I did however see?earlier this summer 5 juveniles with the parents,?Monday just 1. Yesterday I seen the pair of Common Ravens that hang around my place.? They were just north of my house in a field.? They have been here all summer as well but never seen and young following them around. ??? Chris Brown Nowthen (Anoka County) Good Birding to All! ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
